Sharon Black – Page 4 – Struggle

The U.S. war drive against China

October 1, 2024 Sharon Black

Introduction Oct. 1, 2024, marks the 75th anniversary of China’s earth-shaking revolution, which broke the chains of feudal slavery and imperialist domination. The Communist Party of China, under the leadership of Mao Zedong, commonly known […]

El mensaje del DNC (Convención Nacional Demócrata) : ¡Guerra! ¡Guerra! ¡Y Más guerra!

September 7, 2024 Sharon Black

29 de agosto de 2024 Cerca de 20.000 personas participaron en las grandes marchas convocadas por la Coalición para marchar contra el DNC el lunes 19 de agosto y el jueves 22 de agosto. Se […]

DNC’s message: War! War! More War!

August 29, 2024 Sharon Black

In record time, the Democratic Party establishment dumped Joe Biden, crowned Kamala Harris, and put on an unprecedented show-stopping convention spectacle Aug. 19-22. Over a billion dollars was likely spent (more than $76 million was […]

Remembering the DNC 1968 – 2024 Same struggle, same fight

August 16, 2024 Sharon Black

In August of 1968, I was barely 19 years old and several months pregnant when I embarked on a trip with other activists to attend the protests at the Democratic Party Convention. It was a […]

Killer heat waves: Workers need action now

June 29, 2024 Sharon Black

While tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods grab headlines, extreme heat is the top weather-related killer, says FEMA. FEMA reports do not capture the dangers that have escalated. Already, before the summer is in full swing, killer […]

Francis Scott Key Bridge and Cargo Ship Dali

Baltimore’s Key Bridge replacement: Let’s fix the name

June 28, 2024 Sharon Black

Not for slavemaster Francis Scott Key but Maryland’s Frederick Douglas or Harriet Tubman Baltimore — Proposals for rebuilding the former Key Bridge are now in, and it is expected that a decision on who […]

Kanak people resist French colonial rule in New Caledonia

May 25, 2024 Sharon Black

French propaganda echoed in U.S. corporate media recalls Malcolm X’s famous words: “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are […]

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore

Deadly bridge collapse exposes capitalist decay

April 2, 2024 Sharon Black

Baltimore — In the very early morning hours of March 26, while it was still dark and most people were asleep, the massive 984-foot-long, 213-million-pound container ship Dali lost power, veered off course and struck […]

Hear Berta Joubert-Ceci: Puerto Rico, an update from the archipelago

April 2, 2024 Sharon Black

“The Yankees want the cage, but not the birds.” – Pedro Albizu Campos Berta Joubert-Ceci, a convenor of the 2019 Puerto Rico International Tribunal of Colonial Crimes of the United States, will be touring U.S. […]

Global capitalist crisis: Are we at a pivotal point?

December 22, 2023 Sharon Black

Analyzing imperialist wars, economic contractions, and the struggle for a multipolar world Presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. Our plenum is dedicated to the Palestinian people and […]